Our compassion and acts of selflessness take us to the deeper truths.
MATA AMRITANANDAMAYIThe first step in spiritual life is to have compassion. A person who is kind and loving never needs to go searching for God. God rushes toward any heart that beats with compassion-it is God’s favorite place.
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Each and every living being in nature is part of God’s body.
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May your thoughts, words and actions arise from love.
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We human beings are born in ego, live in ego, are brought up in ego and will die in ego. We need a certain degree of vision when we live in this world for achieving and attaining our goals in life.
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Just as food and sleep are necessary for the body, spiritual understanding is needed for a healthy mind.
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Love is our true essence. Love has no limitations of caste, religion, race, or nationality. We are all beads strung together on the same thread of love. To awaken this unity-and to spread to others the love that is our inherent nature-is the true goal of human life.
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Make a firm decision: ‘Whatever happens, I will be happy. I will be strong. God is always with me.’
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Love sustains everything.
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In most cases, worldly love ends in hatred and deep sorrow.
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We give physical exercise to the body, but neglect the heart. The exercise for the heart is uplifting the destitute and the suffering.
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Happiness depends on how you accept, understand and surrender to situations.
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Pray: O Lord, make my eyes see only the good in everyone.
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While eating, our attention should not be focused just on the taste. Imagine our chosen deity or guru is present within us and that we are feeding Him. This will turn eating into a spiritual practice.
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People think that God wants our offerings. God does not need anything from us. He is the giver. He is like the sun – the giver of light.
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Most people are concerned only with what they can get from the world, but it is what we are able to give to others that determines the quality of our life.
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Consoling a miserable soul, wiping the tears of a crying person is greater than any worldly achievement.
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